Dikraneura variata

Dikraneura variata

Description

Length 3 mm.  The eye shape is significantly longer than high and a line joining the rear points of the eyes would meet around half-way across the pronotum. There is a slightly swollen base to the final (long) antennal segment.  Usually greenish, with a pale steak down the vertex, but a brown-red form is occasional, especially in overwintering individuals.

Similar Species

other yellowish/greenish leaf hoppers

Identification difficulty
Recording advice

Photograph from side and from top down to show eye position. 

Habitat

Heaths and other grassy places.

When to see it

Adult: February to October, but sometimes overwintering.

UK Status
VC55 Status

Rarely recorded

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